National Sports
East Tennessee State earns 81-66 victory over The Citadel
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Quimari Peterson scored 25 points as East Tennessee State beat The Citadel 81-66 on Saturday. Peterson had five rebounds for the Buccaneers (19-12, 12-6 Southern Conference). Karon Boyd scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 10 from the floor and added six rebounds. Maki Johnson had 14 points and shot 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks scores 22 as UMass-Lowell knocks off Binghamton 79-53
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Max Brooks had 22 points in UMass-Lowell’s 79-53 victory over Binghamton on Saturday. Brooks had five rebounds and three steals for the River Hawks (17-13, 6-9 America East Conference). Quinton Mincey added 20 points while going 8 of 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had seven rebounds. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin gets empty-net goal in 7-4 victory over Predators
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal when Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos sent a pass into his own net in the final seconds of New York’s 7-4 victory on Saturday. Brock Nelson had two goals and an assist for the Islanders in their second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday. The Capitals lost their third game in a row for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City gets past Plymouth to reach FA Cup quarters. Millwall keeper sent off for wild challenge
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The FA Cup could yet be a way for Manchester City to finish a disappointing season with a trophy. City needed two goals from teenager Nico O’Reilly to come from behind and beat second-division side Plymouth Argyle 3-1 on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the only competition it still has a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangers trade Lindgren and Vesey to the Avalanche. Wild get Nyquist from the Predators
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
The Colorado Avalanche made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline, and the Central Division rival Minnesota Wild answered with their own addition two hours later. The Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers for a second- and a fourth-round pick, young forward Juuso Parssinen and veteran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hammond, Young lead Virginia Tech to come-from-behind 101-95 OT win over Syracuse
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Freshman Ben Hammond had a career-high 21 points off the bench, he and Jaydon Young combined for 15 points in overtime, and Virginia Tech outlasted Syracuse 101-95 on Saturday. The Hokies scored 19 points in the extra period. Hammond scored seven, including a big 3-pointer for the Hokies’ final lead, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period on Saturday. Ovechkin’s 31st goal of the season is his 12th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid loses at Betis as Isco spearheads a 2-1 comeback win over former team
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the Spanish league title as Isco Alarcón guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champion on Saturday. The former Madrid player delivered a corner kick that was headed in by fellow midfielder Johnny Cardoso in the 34th minute, canceling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 16 Maryland beats Penn State 68-64 to inch closer to double bye in Big Ten tourney
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Derik Queen had 23 points, Ja’kobi Gillespie scored 19 and No. 16 Maryland beat Penn State 68-64 on Saturday. Selton Miguel added 17 points for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten), who overcame a 36-30 halftime deficit to snap a seven-game losing streak in Happy Valley. Ace Baldwin Jr. had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dortmund wins 2 Bundesliga games in a row for 1st time this season
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Serhou Guirassy scored again on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund secured back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga for the first time this season with a 2-0 victory at St. Pauli. But it was far from impressive from Niko Kovač’s team, which bounced back from two defeats by routing Union Berlin 6-0 last weekend. Dortmund ... Read More »
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